Dealing with tumult of emotions in Oct. 7's wake [column] | Local Voices
I should begin this column by wishing Jewish readers Chag Purim Sameach — a Happy Purim — for the happiest, even silliest, day on the Jewish calendar. (Mardi Gras might
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I should begin this column by wishing Jewish readers Chag Purim Sameach — a Happy Purim — for the happiest, even silliest, day on the Jewish calendar. (Mardi Gras might
Explore the historical echoes of Amalek rhetoric, unveiling the dangers of politicizing Biblical narratives and their impact on contemporary geopolitics.
"While Jews worldwide are mourning, we pray that all innocent citizens — Israelis and Palestinians alike — will be safe as Israel attempts to bring the captives home," writes Rabbi Debbie Israel.
"A biblical scholar I’m not. I never learned Hebrew or had a bar mitzvah," writes Stephen Kessler. "But I did attend a Reform Sunday school, so I know something about Judaism, and in college I studied the Bible as literature and became enamored of many of its texts, the beauty of their poetry and the profundity of their wisdom."
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - In his speech on Saturday, October 27, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made reference to the …